Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    02/05/2024, 15:36

General

  • Target
    e04923a501a658bd2d835516669f18311432bb0136dfe65fe7bc8b8ca587b242.exe
  • Size 4.2MB
  • Sample240502-s19ryaca51
  • SHA256 e04923a501a658bd2d835516669f18311432bb0136dfe65fe7bc8b8ca587b242
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Glupteba

    Glupteba is a modular loader written in Golang with various components.

  • Glupteba payload 19 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 6 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Manipulates WinMonFS driver. 1 IoCs

    Roottkits write to WinMonFS to hide directories/files from being detected.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
  • Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Certain files are specific to VirtualBox VMs and can be used to detect execution in a VM.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e04923a501a658bd2d835516669f18311432bb0136dfe65fe7bc8b8ca587b242.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e04923a501a658bd2d835516669f18311432bb0136dfe65fe7bc8b8ca587b242.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2800
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -nologo -noprofile
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5056
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e04923a501a658bd2d835516669f18311432bb0136dfe65fe7bc8b8ca587b242.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e04923a501a658bd2d835516669f18311432bb0136dfe65fe7bc8b8ca587b242.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5012
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -nologo -noprofile
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1816
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\Sysnative\cmd.exe /C "netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="csrss" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" enable=yes"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2308
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="csrss" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" enable=yes
          4⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          PID:5024
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -nologo -noprofile
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3724
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -nologo -noprofile
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1704
      • C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
        C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Manipulates WinMonFS driver.
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3032
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -nologo -noprofile
          4⤵
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1328
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /CREATE /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /TR "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" /TN csrss /F
          4⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:3908
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:2044
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -nologo -noprofile
            4⤵
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:920
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -nologo -noprofile
            4⤵
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2640
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe taskmgr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\NtQuerySystemInformationHook.dll
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:3752
          • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks /CREATE /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /TR "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" /TN csrss /F
            4⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:1992
          • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
            "C:\Windows\windefender.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:408
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /C sc sdset WinDefender D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(D;;WPDT;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;SU)S:(AU;FA;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;WD)
              5⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:2908
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
                sc sdset WinDefender D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(D;;WPDT;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;SU)S:(AU;FA;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;WD)
                6⤵
                • Launches sc.exe
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:1084
    • C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      C:\Windows\windefender.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:2332

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_015mylep.pxb.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_015mylep.pxb.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          injector.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe
          • Size 281KB
          • SHA256 5de4e2b07a26102fe527606ce5da1d5a4b938967c9d380a3c5fe86e2e34aaaf1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          powershell.exe.log

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 9600b3fdf0565ccb49e21656aa4b24d7c18f776bfd04d9ee984b134707550f02
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 8773bd1838e2bc1858283e60501641a86bfca6431e107f3b6de9b024867e507e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 fd38e8bcec86a4037ffa3e9de199c2a25308c6da61e9823e9515f0eaf4f38d44
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 4ff2e53b2a7c850c7f28de95457506a24d42d060f38142c5243ac0571ab2805d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 fcc54f647d0e270309869f6c71d2691ee1d22a62c999931ef5ac36bd5e7fe00d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          StartupProfileData-Interactive

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 d3b0391e2c3ff2572681d1c52544709d4c0dcf447c3d55a540089e1f78f610df
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          csrss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          • Size 4.2MB
          • SHA256 e04923a501a658bd2d835516669f18311432bb0136dfe65fe7bc8b8ca587b242
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          windefender.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\windefender.exe
          • Size 2.0MB
          • SHA256 166ddb03ff3c89bd4525ac390067e180fdd08f10fbcf4aadb0189541673c03fa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/408-207-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/408-211-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/920-172-0x0000000005880000-0x0000000005895000-memory.dmp

          memory/920-169-0x0000000007040000-0x0000000007051000-memory.dmp

          memory/920-168-0x0000000006CE0000-0x0000000006D84000-memory.dmp

          memory/920-159-0x0000000070ED0000-0x0000000071227000-memory.dmp

          memory/920-158-0x0000000070D50000-0x0000000070D9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/920-157-0x0000000005FA0000-0x0000000005FEC000-memory.dmp

          memory/920-155-0x00000000054F0000-0x0000000005847000-memory.dmp

          memory/1328-134-0x00000000061E0000-0x0000000006537000-memory.dmp

          memory/1328-137-0x0000000071000000-0x0000000071357000-memory.dmp

          memory/1328-136-0x0000000070E30000-0x0000000070E7C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1704-110-0x0000000070E30000-0x0000000070E7C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1704-111-0x0000000070FB0000-0x0000000071307000-memory.dmp

          memory/1816-72-0x0000000007970000-0x0000000007981000-memory.dmp

          memory/1816-71-0x0000000007630000-0x00000000076D4000-memory.dmp

          memory/1816-73-0x00000000079C0000-0x00000000079D5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1816-54-0x0000000005EE0000-0x0000000006237000-memory.dmp

          memory/1816-61-0x0000000070E30000-0x0000000070E7C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1816-62-0x0000000071080000-0x00000000713D7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2332-209-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2332-216-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2332-224-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2640-185-0x0000000070EF0000-0x0000000071247000-memory.dmp

          memory/2640-184-0x0000000070D50000-0x0000000070D9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2640-182-0x00000000054F0000-0x0000000005847000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-100-0x0000000003F30000-0x000000000481B000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-99-0x0000000003B20000-0x0000000003F27000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-2-0x0000000003F30000-0x000000000481B000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-171-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-98-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-1-0x0000000003B20000-0x0000000003F27000-memory.dmp

          memory/3032-226-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3032-233-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3032-202-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3032-249-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3032-245-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3032-242-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3032-237-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3032-213-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3032-229-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3032-258-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3032-253-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3032-222-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3032-217-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3724-82-0x0000000005B50000-0x0000000005EA7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3724-88-0x0000000071040000-0x0000000071397000-memory.dmp

          memory/3724-87-0x0000000070E30000-0x0000000070E7C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-170-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-4-0x0000000074BCE000-0x0000000074BCF000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-39-0x00000000073D0000-0x00000000073EA000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-26-0x0000000070FB0000-0x0000000071307000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-50-0x0000000074BC0000-0x0000000075371000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-21-0x0000000005E10000-0x0000000005E2E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-20-0x0000000005930000-0x0000000005C87000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-11-0x00000000058C0000-0x0000000005926000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-10-0x0000000005850000-0x00000000058B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-9-0x0000000005070000-0x0000000005092000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-8-0x0000000074BC0000-0x0000000075371000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-25-0x0000000070E30000-0x0000000070E7C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-7-0x0000000074BC0000-0x0000000075371000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-6-0x0000000005120000-0x000000000574A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-5-0x0000000004980000-0x00000000049B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-22-0x0000000005E50000-0x0000000005E9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-24-0x0000000007240000-0x0000000007274000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-23-0x00000000063D0000-0x0000000006416000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-36-0x00000000072A0000-0x0000000007344000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-37-0x0000000074BC0000-0x0000000075371000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-35-0x0000000007280000-0x000000000729E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-38-0x0000000007A10000-0x000000000808A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-40-0x0000000074BC0000-0x0000000075371000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-41-0x0000000007410000-0x000000000741A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-42-0x0000000007520000-0x00000000075B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-43-0x0000000007430000-0x0000000007441000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-44-0x0000000007480000-0x000000000748E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-45-0x0000000007490000-0x00000000074A5000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-46-0x00000000074E0000-0x00000000074FA000-memory.dmp

          memory/5056-47-0x0000000007500000-0x0000000007508000-memory.dmp